Lisa Z.

Lisa Z. has a diverse and extensive work experience. Lisa currently works at PostFinance as the AI & Data Strategy Lead starting in 2022. Prior to that, they were the Head of Data Enablement at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund from 2021 to 2022, where they were responsible for building and managing the portfolio for innovative data-use-cases and establishing a lean governance and process for data strategy. Before that, Lisa worked at Swiss Post as a Product Manager/Owner - Analytics-as-a-Service from 2017 to 2021, where they had revenue responsibility of 500,000 CHF per year. Lisa also served as a Research Assistant and PhD Student at the University of Fribourg from 2014 to 2017, conducting cross-industry research on innovation processes and teaching in the management science faculty. Additionally, Lisa served as a Consultant at Deloitte from 2011 to 2014, leading strategic projects for the digitalization of business models through M&A, financing, platforms, and circular economy. Lisa started their career at IBM as a Project Manager, working on projects related to Industry 4.0, Metaverse, Business Process Outsourcing, and IoT from 2005 to 2008.

Lisa Z. has a diverse education history with degrees in various fields of study. In 2005, they attended the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) and obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in International Business Administration. In 2007, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in International Business and Computer Science at the University of Washington, which they completed that same year. In 2008, Lisa Z. enrolled at Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg and earned a Master's degree (M.Sc.) in Management Science, which took their until 2011 to complete. The following year, in 2009, they participated in an exchange program at UADE Business School. Later on, from 2014 to 2017, Lisa Z. attended Université de Fribourg - Universität Freiburg where they pursued a Dr. rer. pol. (all but thesis) in Management Accounting for Organisational Ambidexterity. Lastly, in 2018, they participated in an Insight Camp at Inno Architects, focusing on the Lean Start-Up Method.